Vicegerent

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Vicegerent is the official administrative deputy of a ruler or head of state. (Latin: vice (in place of) + gerens (governing).)

The title vicegerent is a synonym for Vice-regent.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Notable Vicegerents

• Thomas Cromwell, Vicegerent of Henry VIII, appointed 1535
• The Byzantine Emperors held as a title "God's Vicegerent on Earth".
• The fourth Caliph in Islamic history Imam ALI ibn-e- Abutalib is believed to be Vicegerent of Allah according to Shia Muslims.